Git for Windows v2.53.0.2, iconv.exe is still missing from the distribution.

[fedorbirjukov]

Existing issues matching what you're seeing

• Git for Windows v2.53, iconv.exe is missing from the distribution. #6083

Git for Windows version

$ git --version
git version 2.53.0.windows.2

Windows version

Other

Windows CPU architecture

x86_64 (64-bit)

Additional Windows version information

Windows Server 2022

Options set during installation

Did not install anything. Used PortableGit-2.53.0.2-64-bit.7z.exe and Git-2.53.0.2-64-bit.tar.bz2.

Other interesting things

I have found that PortableGit-2.53.0.2-64-bit.7z.exe and Git-2.53.0.2-64-bit.tar.bz2 are still missing the usr\bin\iconv.exe even though #6083 was closed.

Terminal/shell

Bash

Commands that trigger the issue

I'm also using a diff filter that calls iconv.

Expected behaviour

iconv should be available.

Actual behaviour

iconv is missing.

Repository

No response

[dscho]

I have found that PortableGit-2.53.0.2-64-bit.7z.exe and Git-2.53.0.2-64-bit.tar.bz2 are still missing the usr\bin\iconv.exe even though #6083 was closed.

You should have looked a little bit deeper, because of course the next version (in which this bug will be fixed) is not a security release. What you referred to (v2.53.0(2)) was a security release. We won't include regular bug fixes or requested features in security releases, that would be improper.

You could have found this requested feature to be part of the latest snapshot. Or even better, you could contribute back to this project by testing the -rc1 pre-release (which also includes the iconv.exe).